Nurse Manager - Adult Units

UHS•Dearborn, MI

About The Position

A growing 144-bed behavioral health facility – Metropolitan Behavioral Hospital provides a full continuum of inpatient services across the entire patient population, including specialty programs to serve adolescents, adults and older adults, and perform behavioral health assessments 24-hours a day. Additionally, programs for co-occurring behavioral health and substance use issues are offered to meet the unique needs of this patient population. The facility provides a robust outpatient program utilizing a combination of group, family and individual therapy. POSITION SUMMARY The Unit Manager provides administrative and clinical supervision to all nursing staff and mental health technicians on two or more units. The Unit Manager is a liaison to department directors and administration to ensure coordinated and efficient operations of services and departments on their unit. As a member of hospital operational leadership, this person has responsibility for treatment services provided by the nursing department for the inpatient psychiatric programs and will be a part of the Nursing Leaders On Call rotation. Primary responsibilities include, but not limited to providing administrative management, training and supervision/evaluation of all nursing staff, house supervisors, and unit clerks; prioritization and delegation of duties; staff scheduling; and performing direct patient care services in the Nursing capacity. This working supervisor role and must work in cooperation with physician staff and other department managers.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited professional nursing program
A minimum of 5 years of progressive nursing leadership experience.
Experience in staff education and education concepts, practices and procedures and 24-hour shift staffing experience.
Currently licensed by the State of Michigan as an RN
Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA requirements, and state and federal regulatory requirements.
Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides administrative and clinical supervision to all nursing staff and mental health technicians on two or more units.
Liaison to department directors and administration to ensure coordinated and efficient operations of services and departments on their unit.
Responsibility for treatment services provided by the nursing department for the inpatient psychiatric programs and will be a part of the Nursing Leaders On Call rotation.
Providing administrative management, training and supervision/evaluation of all nursing staff, house supervisors, and unit clerks
Prioritization and delegation of duties
Staff scheduling
Performing direct patient care services in the Nursing capacity
Work in cooperation with physician staff and other department managers.